Explore the 6th grade literature lesson on composing the 'Letter of the Red Leader', page 135 in the Language Arts book part 2, to gain insight into the sentiments of indigenous people towards the land they call home, and the Earth as a whole.
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Compose the 'Red Leader's Letter', page 135 SGK Language Arts 6th Grade, lesson plan for the 'Red Leader's Letter'
I. Understanding the Text
Question 1:
Which figures of speech are used in the following excerpt:
- The land is sacred
- The shimmering, gentle water flows like the blood of our ancestors
- We are part of Mother
- Mother is part of us
- The brilliant lights reflecting from the lake are the memories of the Native Americans
……….
b. The rhetorical devices used above highlight the close relationship between nature, motherland, and Native Americans. Nature and people here are seen as one, closely bonded like flesh and blood.
Câu 2:
a. The passage discusses the contrasting lifestyles of white and black people on various aspects:
- Red People:
+ The land is sacred in memory
+ The earth is a gentle mother
+ The precious air is abundant
+ From the dawn of the wind and the final breath
White People
+ All lands are the same
+ Treating land and air like commodities
+ White people pay no attention to the surrounding air
+ The living space is no longer tranquil
b.The author uses similes (white people, red people), contrasts (brothers, enemies); metaphors (I, red people, black people, mother earth, ….)
Câu 3:
a.The main point of this passage is:
+ Land is a shared asset of humanity over generations
+ White people must know how to cherish, behave appropriately
+ Love nature, protect it as one's own life
b.The writing style and use of tone in this passage are more sincere, heartfelt, and rustic than the previous paragraph.
c.Sentence: The earth is a mother. It reflects the author's deep connection with nature, mother earth
Question 4:
| Yếu tố lặp | Tác dụng |
| Kí ức, thiêng liêng, đất mẹ, anh em, người da trắng, người da đỏ, …… | Tình cảm gắn bó tha thiết, thiêng liêng |
| Nếu …… các Ngài …… | Nhấn mạnh, kiên quyết của tác giả |
| Tôi là người ……. Tôi không hiểu …….. | Khiêm tốn, nhắc nhở người da trắng |
Question 5:
The letter, though more than a century old, still carries a timely message about the urgent global issue of protecting the environment. Despite its age, it remains a valuable document.
Lesson Plan: Letter of the Red Leader, Shortened 2
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